Time to self host
this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2026
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Wasn't this announced months ago? I know I heard something about it, probably on here even. Either way 20$ a year for Bitwarden is still well worth it.
Selfhost.Vaultwarden.
Boy am I glad I self hosted .... but sadly this means they'll likely put a stop to that too eventually
What makes you think this? Server costs have gone up, Bitwarden has increased their pricing. It's a big jump, but it's also still very very affordable (less than $2/mo). How is this indicative of them changing behavior in the future to start trying to take down legally licensed open source projects like Vaultwarden?
I just picked up a NitroKey to have as a backup too but like others have said its open source. Its nice to use the official client now but if there's demand I'm sure an alternative will be implemented.
It’s open source, there will be forks. I’m not worried at all.
If anyone needs an alternative in a hurry and can't be bothered to self host feel free to use https://pass.bitnet.dev/
I spun this up for me and my family but I don't mind sharing with my extended online friends
You can also DM me if you want some space in our nextcloud instance, I'm pretty limited right now but I'm planning storage expansion pretty soon
free tier is totally fine for 99% of people. if i want a cloud, i pay for a cloud. hike was totally forseeable. its an ass move tho to birry info in a blogpost noone ever read.
yeah i was like, shit 0 times 100 is 0, with a 0, carry the 0...
I get an email very close to renewal.
Not a great move in terms of transparancy. :/
Yeah, not handled well. They're doing slimy corpo bullshit.
On the other hand, I like that they're open source and don't block stuff like vaultwarden.
I hope they can take the extra money and make the product better. Cuz I definitely don't love Bitwarden, but it's a better alternative than 1Password.
On the other hand, I like that they're open source and don't block stuff like vaultwarden.
YET
Quite easy to fork the client.
Getting it to install through the various stores? Probably not.
Lol for years I have been wanting to switch from KeePass to Bitwarden. Mainly cause the UX/UI felt nice to me.
My initial hesitance was that I didn't love the idea of my passwords being on someone else's servers. But I found out about Vaultwarden. So I kept my eye on it's development and longevity. Now that it's well established, I'd say I trust it now. Next I figured out a way to selfhost without exposing Vaultwarden to the public. Everything seems to be lined up for me to switch.
A few months ago, I decided it was time. After moving my passwords over and getting a flow working, I went to sort by most recent.... Oh wait. You can't sort by date. You can't sort lol I sat with this for a few hours and reverted back to my trusted and working KeePass flow.
EDIT: This is one of the most voted feature requests. Also, it's just table stakes! It's crazy they don't have this feature 😂
https://community.bitwarden.com/t/sorting-options-by-date-of-modification-addition-last-use-etc/2484
Why do you need to sort at all? Just search for your password... what am I missing?
You can't fathom why someone would want to.... sort a list...?
I don't know how to answer this. I think you're serious, but I can't tell. Want to read that community post I linked where over 600+ people voted for the sorting ability?
Better off using keepass or literally a Linux hosted Notepad at this point.
Get yourself a mini pc or old laptop and control your own future: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
Would love to selfhost. However, I have no trust in my skills to secure my device in the same manner as a provider, and I do not wish my database to be compromised.
Would you be okay with synchronizing only when you're on your own Wi-Fi network? If that's the case, you don't have to try exposing anything to the Internet.
You can also purchase a server online to install it on, but you're going to get saddled with some kind of monthly fee there.
Plus you'll still have to pay at least some attention to security if you get a server.
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20$/year is still cheap compared to other password managers, but yeah, the lack of transparency is worrying.
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